Cosmo/CareersCoach Goal Setting Challenge: Week Three

By Lisa O'Brien

Have you ever wondered why some people always seem to get everything they want in life? One day they tell you that they want a great job and the next thing, they are on a work assignment in some glamorous location. Then they tell you they're thinking of buying a new place, and voila! You find yourself at the housewarming party of the year at their amazing waterfront home. You have to ask yourself, what is it with these people? Why do they always get all the luck?

Newsflash: they make it happen! They have plans for achieving their goals, and they stick to them. Why? Because they want it to happen and because they know how to make it happen! These people know how to set clear goals and how to turn those clear goals into a workable action plan.

Those of you who have been taking part in our Cosmo/CareersCoach online coaching program have some excellent background experience in identifying your goals and dreams.

If you have not yet completed week one and week two, we recommend that you do so before starting week three.

To start week one click here.
To start week two click here.

Let's start setting some goals!

Step one: list your career goals

During week one you made a list of your dreams. In week two you completed a career quiz to clarify what is really important to you. Now is the time to turn those dreams into real goals that you can work towards.

To do this exercise, simply make a list of each of your dream-inspired goals.

For example, if one of your dreams from week one was to become a CEO then you need to think about what steps you need to take in order to get from where you are today to the position of CEO. In this instance you may decide to set yourself the following goals:

• To further develop your networking skills
• To improve your career confidence
• To manage your time more effectively

Need help? View the CareersCoach blog and consider some of the goal-setting options at www.blog.careerscoach.com.au.

Step two: shorten your list to the three most important goals

When setting goals, it is important to focus on a few small goals at any one time. Why? Because setting and working towards too many goals at a time will stop you from being focused and decrease your success. Once you have achieved and completed the first three goals, set the next three goals. Be ruthless and answer our goal-refining questions.

Step three: commit your goals to paper

It is really important to reinforce your goals by committing them to paper and putting them up on a wall, here you can see them every single day. Read our guide to committing your goals to paper.

Get ready for week four
So that you can make the most of your goals, we will cover the following goal setting topics next week:
• Staying motivated!
• Overcoming obstacles
• Scheduling goals



lisa@careerscoach.com.au
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